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All results from a given calculation for CH3I (methyl iodide)

using model chemistry: BLYP/Def2TZVPP

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at BLYP/Def2TZVPP
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-337.555051
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-337.555051
Nuclear repulsion energy60.581919
The energy at 298.15K was derived from the energy at 0K and an integrated heat capacity that used the calculated vibrational frequencies.
Vibrational Frequencies calculated at BLYP/Def2TZVPP
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 A1 3018 3018 9.83      
2 A1 1235 1235 30.24      
3 A1 492 492 3.00      
4 E 3124 3124 1.22      
4 E 3124 3124 1.22      
5 E 1434 1434 4.37      
5 E 1434 1434 4.37      
6 E 862 862 6.22      
6 E 862 862 6.22      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7792.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7792.3 cm-1
See section III.C.1 List or set vibrational scaling factors to change the scale factors used here.
See section III.C.2 Calculate a vibrational scaling factor for a given set of molecules to determine the least squares best scaling factor.
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at BLYP/Def2TZVPP
ABC
5.14946 0.24129 0.24129

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at BLYP/Def2TZVPP

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.852
I2 0.000 0.000 0.333
H3 0.000 1.041 -2.174
H4 0.901 -0.520 -2.174
H5 -0.901 -0.520 -2.174

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 I2 H3 H4 H5
C12.18481.08911.08911.0891
I22.18482.71392.71392.7139
H31.08912.71391.80231.8023
H41.08912.71391.80231.8023
H51.08912.71391.80231.8023

picture of methyl iodide state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
I2 C1 H3 107.179 I2 C1 H4 107.179
I2 C1 H5 107.179 H3 C1 H4 111.663
H3 C1 H5 111.663 H4 C1 H5 111.663
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at BLYP/Def2TZVPP Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.417      
2 I -0.067      
3 H 0.161      
4 H 0.161      
5 H 0.161      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  0.000 0.000 -1.664 1.664
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -35.114 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -35.114 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -29.843
Traceless
 xyz
x -2.635 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -2.635 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.271
Polar
3z2-r210.541
x2-y20.000
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 5.382 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 5.382 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 8.683


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 61.607
(<r2>)1/2 7.849